Overview
The Bible addresses oak tree, the across 21 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Isaiah, 2 Samuel and Genesis. Closely related themes include Idolatry, Oak Tree, Trees and Absalom. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Gideon, Joab, Rebekah and Joshua.
Key Bible verses about oak tree, the
Old Testament
Genesis
And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.
But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth–el under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon–bachuth.
Judges
And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi–ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
2 Samuel
And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.
And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
Isaiah
For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,
But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.
He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?
Ezekiel
Then shall ye know that I am the Lord, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.
Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
People in the Bible and oak tree, the
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying oak tree, the for yourself
- Begin with Genesis 35:4, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Isaiah, 2 Samuel and Genesis each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Gideon, Joab and Rebekah and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Idolatry, Oak Tree, Trees and Absalom.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about oak tree, the?
The Bible addresses oak tree, the across 21 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Isaiah, 2 Samuel and Genesis. Closely related themes include Idolatry, Oak Tree, Trees and Absalom. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Gideon, Joab, Rebekah and Joshua.
How many Bible verses are about oak tree, the?
The Bible references oak tree, the in 21 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention oak tree, the?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 35:4: “And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with oak tree, the?
Gideon, Joab, Rebekah, Joshua and Absalom.
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